Online
Casino Table Games
Baccarat (pronounced Back-a-rah)
Variations of Baccarat
Baccarat en
Banque, Chemin-de-fer, Railroad, and Super
Pan Nine
Baccarat is a simple card game with only three possible
results; 'Player', 'Banker' and 'Tie'.
Baccarat is a casino game that
originated in Italy. It was later introduced in France, where it became
popular quite quickly.
became popular quite quickly.
Baccarat is a simple casino game in
which the players bets on one of three possible outcomes; the player wins
the hand, the banker wins the hand or the hands tie. In this case the terms
"player" and "banker" do not necessarily refer to the player and the house
or dealer, they simply designate two different hands for the player to
choose a winner. This is a game that does not require great amounts of
skill, as the player can bet any of the three possibilities and the dealer
is the one responsible for keeping track of the sums of the hands.
The winning hand is that which comes
closer to 9 when the values of the cards are added. Each hand consists
of two cards that are added. All cards from 2 through 9 are played at face
value. Aces are played with a value of 1; and 10, Jacks, Queens and Kings
are worth 0. When the value of the two cards exceeds 10, the first number
is dropped, for example, a hand consisting of 7 & 8 is worth 5 (7+8=15,
the one is dropped).
The name baccarat is actually used
to name a hand with a value of 0, the worst possible hand in the game.
